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Assam · Assembly Constituency 9 · 1978
Silchar
Winner — 1978
NOORUL KUDA
CPM· Left
CPM 44.6%JNP 32.0%7 others 23.4%
Votes
20,409
44.6% share
Winning margin
5,781
12.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
60.6%
of 75,483
A clear win with a 12.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOORUL KUDA | Left | 20,409 | 44.6% |
| 2 | KABINDRA PURKAYASTHAN | Janata | 14,628 | 32.0% |
| 3 | KARNENDU BHATTACHARJEE | INC | 4,648 | 10.2% |
| 4 | SHAMS UDDIN AHMED |  INC(I)INC | 3,629 | 7.9% |
| 5 | PARITOSH PAUL CHOUDHURY | IND | 1,142 | 2.5% |
| 6 | BHOLA RABIDAS | IND | 651 | 1.4% |
| 7 | A.B.AHMADULA HAQUE | IND | 293 | 0.6% |
| 8 | JITENDRA NATH CHOUDHURY | IND | 204 | 0.5% |
| 9 | HARENDRA CHANDRA PAUL | IND | 119 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
High turnout (1st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe12.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.3% · min 0.1% · max 53.8%
How contested is turnout?
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97%
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1st of 126How crowded is the field?
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3.16
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5th of 126How much NOTA?
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0.8%
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99th of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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3.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 44.6%JNP 32.0%INC 10.2%INC(I) 7.9%OTH 5.3%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTEDThis seat number was reused from 2026. The district and local data on file describe the seat as contested from 2026, so they are not shown for earlier elections.